So was the defense of a Bahraini woman who said she had the right to have sex with her boyfriend in a parked car. The presiding judge disagreed. From GulfNews: “[T]his is a democratic and free country,” the student, who is above the age of 21, told the judge sentencing her. Police said they found […]
Non-Muslims Slam State-Ordered Muslim Burial
An anti-dhimmi update to this Dhimmi Watch post. From Reuters: KUALA LUMPUR, 30 December 2005 “” Leaders of Malaysia’s non-Muslim religions condemned yesterday the state’s decision to give a man a Muslim burial against his Hindu widow’s wishes, and called for a review of their constitutional rights. “We are concerned that the fundamental rights of […]
Judge: No jurisdiction to overrule Sharia court decision
Shari’a alert from the AP: A Malaysian court on Wednesday rejected a Hindu widow’s claim over the body of her husband, who Islamic authorities say converted to Islam last year and should be buried as a Muslim. The ruling by the High Court threatens to blow up into a rare interracial and religious dispute in […]
Dadullah: My talks with them will only be for their destruction…
One appendage shy of human form has not dulled a Taliban commander’s cognisance of jihad. From the AP: In an interview late on Sunday, the commander, Mullah Dadullah, ruled out any reconciliation with the US-backed government of President Hamid Karzai and claimed the country’s new parliament — its first in more than 30 years, inaugurated […]
Iran says Muslim nations should unite
In support of this article posted at Jihad Watch back in August, Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) has stated their goal of a unified Islamic world. “We strongly support unity among Islamic nations”, the Majlis Speaker said, adding that such unity was critical in preserving the interests of the nations. Of course the “interests” of the Iranian […]
Saudi telecom stops text vote for Arab talent show
Islamic decree alert from our best and most “certified ally”. From Reuters: Saudi mobile operator Mobily has stopped users from text message voting for an Arab “Star Academy” competition because of an Islamic decree branding the reality show immoral, the company said on Monday. Saudi religious scholars last May condemned the hugely popular talent show […]
Why European women are turning to Islam
This report from The Christian Science Monitor purports to have the reason(s): PARIS – Mary Fallot looks as unlike a terrorist suspect as one could possibly imagine: a petite and demure white Frenchwoman chatting with friends on a cell-phone, indistinguishable from any other young woman in the café where she sits sipping coffee. And that […]
International fund: AIDS relief or blood money?
An update to this Dhimmi Watch post. From the AP: U.S. and European officials have agreed with Libya on setting up a fund to offer financial assistance to the families of AIDS-infected children in the Libyan city of Benghazi, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. The move is part of international efforts to secure the release […]
Forced conversions go on in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Journalist Irfan Husain describes the horrors of forced conversions in this report from the SouthAsia Network: MEET Sanno Amra and his wife Champa: a middle-aged Hindu couple. They live in a small, simple but spotlessly clean home in Karachi’s Punjab Colony. Until six weeks ago, they lived with their five children, reasonably content with their […]
Australia to resume training with Indonesia’s elite Kopassus commandos
All is forgiven for the instrument of terror used in the classic jihad against East Timor in the 1990s. From the AP: SYDNEY – Australian forces will resume training exercises with Indonesia’s Kopassus elite commando force next year, Defense Minister Robert Hill said Sunday. The maneuvers will be the first since Canberra suspended joint training […]